A project corresponds to a work project. This project involves one or more persons (called contributors).

Each project is associated with:

contributors,

tasks to perform.

Notes:

The wizard for creating a new WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project is used to automatically associate the project currently created with a working project.

A working project and a spool of requests are automatically created when the "Suggestions, problems..." option of automatic menu (? menu) is included in the WINDEV application. This working project and this spool of requests are automatically associated with the corresponding WINDEV application.

Note: A working project and a spool of requests are automatically created when the "Suggestions, problems..." option of automatic menu (? menu) is included in the WINDEV application. This working project and this spool of requests are automatically associated with the corresponding WINDEV application.

How to proceed?

List of projects and groups of projects

To view the entire list of projects and groups of projects, select "Management .. Manage the projects". Selecting a project is used to view the main information of the project (name, manager, spool and description). From this window, you can:To view the list of all projects and groups of projects, expand and select "Projects". Selecting a project is used to view the main information of the project (name, manager, spool and description).

To view the list of groups of projects, click "Groups of projects" found in the list of projects. The window that opens lists the different groups of projects and it allows an administrator to:

Add a group of projects.

Modify a group of projects.

Delete a group of projects.

Creating a project

A project can be created by a contributor or by an administrator (by default, the login and password correspond to "ADMIN").

To create a project:

Select "Management .. Management of projects" to display the list of projects.Expand and select "Projects" to display the list of projects.

Click the "+" button.

Enter the requested information:

Name: Name of the project that will be used in the different Control Centers to identify the project.

Description: Brief description of the project.

Version, for the projects that require several versions.

Type of application: This information is useful for a project linked to a WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project. Indeed, this option allows you to easily identify the support of the final application. For the other projects, all you have to do is select "Various";.

Location (for the projects associated with WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile projects): Used to quickly open the project from the Control Center. The project can be found in the SCM or it can be accessible from the computer (the path of the project must be specified). This information is optional.

Group: Used to group the projects. All you have to do is select the group of projects associated with the project. If the requested group does not exist, the "+" button is used to create a new group of projects. A group of projects can be created by the administrators only.

Path, for the projects associated with WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile projects: This information is used to quickly open the project from the Control Center. The project is not directly modified.

Spool: List of future tasks associated with the project. A new spool can be created if necessary.

Color associated with the project: This color will be used to easily identify the project in the schedule or in the task list.

When the project is validated, the list of contributors associated with this project is displayed (see the paragraph below).

Associating contributors with a project

To associate contributors with a project:

Select "Management .. Management of projects" to display the list of projects.Expand and select "Projects" to display the list of projects.

Select the requested project.

Click the button.

The list of available contributors is displayed. Select the contributor and transfer him to the list of contributors associated with the project. For each contributor, you have the ability to define whether this contributor is:

Project manager. In this case, the contributor will be able to add and delete tasks, to assign tasks to other contributors, ...

Development manager.

Test manager.

Documentation manager.

Database manager.

Backup manager.

Notes:

The teams of contributors can also be directly selected from the "Teams" tab.